Slowing Down?

I have come to a conclusion... there is NO way to slow down or to cut back on things.  Well, that MAY change when Savanah finally gets to go home to Canada, but that isn't happening yet.  

We had been told her adoption would be completed in January... then in January were told it had to go to two more places, now we wait, yet again.  I just sent another letter to the lawyer here asking for a progress report...but I think that is another "wait" item for us. 

When I left to go to my brother's memorial, we had a team here.  They were great.  The gals did a lot of work with the orphans at IDADEE.  Sharing the Love of the Lord with kids is so important.  And they evidently did a great job.  And the fellows worked at our compound laying blocks for the addition to Vero and Abbie's house.  They also did a fantastic job.  I know Vero and Abbie were so pleased to see this becoming a reality.  Now we need to pray the completion into existence.  

 When I returned to Haiti, Dr. Bibiana (Savanah's new grandma) and another gal were staying with us.  She found out that the 7th baby we had, Lucas, was coming with his parents to visit us.  I took Lucas to Argentina when he was six months old.  Tomorrow (Feb. 28, Don's birthday) Lucas will be 18.  So, it has been 17½ years since we have seen him.  I was able to be at the airport when they got off the plane.  What a blessing for us to see the whole family again.  Here I am with Lucas.

 This is Lucas with his mom, Nanci, and his dad, Marcelo.

 The day the the Peréz family left was sort of sad for us.  We do pray we will be able to see them again.  We are so proud of Lucas.  He is in university to become a physical education teacher.  He is also the drummer in their praise team at church.  He was able to meet his birth father and his sister while here.  His mother's sister was at the meeting also.  It was a joy for all of them to see Lucas.

 When we finally had a free day, and the girls were both home from school by noon, we took a trip into town with Vero, the girls, Don and I.  It was a trip in for several reasons.

 We went to the restaurant for hamburgers (we were celebrating Don's birthday).  But in the restaurant, was this "motorcycle".  This was made by a Haiti man.  It is about 18" high.  Fantastic workmanship.  And yes, you do see at least 4 people on motorcycles, many times more!

 Then we made a stop at the new ice cream shop.  Both Don and I agreed that it tasted more like frozen milk then ice cream, but the girls loved it just because it was ice cream.

One evening we watched the movie "War Room".  If you haven't seen it, find it and watch it. It moved me so much, and I now have a type of "war room" in my computer room.  The Lord had been moving me more and more toward the importance of prayer.  That was why we originally started our intercessory prayer group.  Then this movie showed me that it's essential to have that intense time of prayer with the Lord by myself, also.  And we've been seeing answers to prayers from the start.  God is SO VERY AWESOME, isn't He?  He's just waiting for us to come to Him, sincerely pouring out our praises and desires and letting Him take over for us.

English church has been such a blessing for us.  The messages have been so uplifting.  But one Sunday we found out our speaker, Pastor Jerome, had been called to the hospital because of his mother-in-law.  I was leading, and had been talking about prayer.  That day I shared a bit about the movie "War Room", and was encouraging others to step into that place of prayer. The Lord used that for the service without a pastor.  We had songs, group prayer, and then broke up into smaller groups for prayer.  That was really awesome.  So many really enjoyed it, since they were not hesitant about sharing with a smaller group.  And so many prayers were lifted up that day.  And we know the Lord heard and is answering.

Well, that is my catch-up for today.  Please keep praying for Savanah to be able to go home to her family in Canada.  And pray that the Lord will continue to use us in any way He chooses here in Haiti.  It's a little scary to know that He may lead us in yet another direction, but who knows, maybe not.  We may just keep on keeping on where He has us right now, with those He has sent to us.  Yet, we are open if He decides to use us in a different way, also.  I guess we'll just wait on Him and follow where He leads.  

We pray you are at that place also where you are open to where and how the Lord wants to use you for His kingdom.  You know YOUR mission field could be right outside your door, or at work, or even at church, or wherever you are.  Missionaries are not those who head to different countries....they are people who answer God's call wherever they are!!!  

Thank you for being there for us and with us on the mission the Lord sent us to.  Have a super great and awesome day with the Lord!!!